| SisterSong is proud to present our 2007 National Conference entitled “Let’s Talk about Sex” to be held in Chicago, May 31-June 3, and hosted by African American Women Evolving.
Why?: Since the right to have sex is a topic rarely discussed when addressing reproductive health and rights issues, SisterSong believes that sexual prohibitions are not only promoted by moral conservatives in this country, but also by reproductive rights advocates who fail to promote a sex-positive culture.
We believe that sex for pro-creation or sexual pleasure is a human right, and we are striving to create a pro-sex space for the pro-choice movement.
This four-day conference will include workshops and plenaries on topics such as birth control, senior sexuality, STDs, microbicides, gynecological health and wellness, erotica, militarism, and more, all through a reproductive justice lens.
There will also be a special track of workshops designed by and for young women and teens. |
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SisterSong thanks the following individuals and organizations for making this conference possible:
Chicago Local Host Committee: Mariela G. Alburges, Courtney Avery, Tamarra Coleman-Hill, LaVida Davis, Elena Gutierrez, Sabrina Hampton, Shira Hassan, Cindy Ibarra, Nitrice C. Johnson, Amber Kutka, Mildred Leggett, Dominique McKinny, Ryanna Martina Adams Sandoval, Isa Torres, Karen Washington The Asha Group, Latinas Organizing for Reproductive Equality, Young Women’s Action Team, Young Women’s Empowerment Project
Conference Funders



The Mary Wohlford Foundation
Girl's Best Friend Foundation
Diamond Sponsors - $10,000

The Pettus-Crowe Foundation, Inc. Platinum Sponsors - $7,500

Gold Sponsors - $5,000











General Service Foundation
Silver Sponsors - $2,500 Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College Communications Consortium Media Center Family Planning Advocates of New York State In These Times Magazine
Bronze Sponsors - $1,000 Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Gender PAC Reproductive Health Technologies Project Advocates for Youth ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project International Planned Parenthood - Western Hemisphere Region Catholics for a Free Choice Chicago Foundation for Women The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center Center for Reproductive Rights Third Wave Foundation Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Iron Sponsors - $500 National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors CHAMP - Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health SisterLove, Inc. Choice USA California Black Women's Health Project Law Students for Choice Western States Center National Women's Health Network National Network of Abortion Funds Wise Women Gathering Place National Advocates for Pregnant Women National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice Global Campaign for Microbicides Center for Genetics and Society New Voices for Reproductive Justice Pittsburgh Hampshire College Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program Virgin Islands Perinatal NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia California Latinas for Reproductive Justice Off Our Backs Magazine Reproductive Health Access Project Guttmacher Institute The Woodhull Freedom Foundation American Social Health Association Speaking of Sex Podcast - Planned Parenthood of Western Washington National Health Law Program National Coalition of STD Directors Emma Goldman Clinic Planned Parenthood of New York City ACLU of Mississippi Ibis Reproductive Health The Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU of Illinois Justice Now US Human Rights Network National Abortion Federation Pro-Choice Public Education Project Legal Momentum Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Midwest Access Project National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Answer: Sex Ed, Honestly - Rutgers University Human Rights Campaign Religion and Faith Program The Center for Sex and Culture Planned Parenthood of Chicago Area Service Employees International Union
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